Remember Rally motorcycle tour makes stop at NOFD Headquarters

Two men taking a cross country motorcycle journey – to honor the nation’s military veterans and first responders stopped to visit with firefighters at the New Orleans Fire Department headquarters on Thursday.

Two men taking a cross country motorcycle journey – to honor the nation’s military veterans and first responders stopped to visit with firefighters at the New Orleans Fire Department headquarters on Thursday.

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Updated: 6:57 PM CDT Jul 21, 2016

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WEBVTT KELSEY: AS THE SUN ROSE OVER THEFRENCH QUARTER THURSDAY, VIETNAMWAR VETERAN WOODY WEST AND HISRIDING PARTNER TERRY WERDERITZCAME ROLLING DOWN DECATURSTREET. THEY WERE STOPPING BY THE NEWORLEANS FIRE DEPARTMENTHEADQUARTERS, LIKE THEY'VE DONEIN SEVERAL OTHER CITIES, TOVISIT WITH SOME OF OURFIREFIGHTERSWEST AND HIS RIDING PARTNER AREA PART OF THE GROUP REMEMBERRALLIT WAS FORMED AFTER SEPTEMBER 11TO HONOR THE NATION'S FIRSTRESPONDERS.AND TO BETTER TAKE CARE OF THOSEWHO KEEP US SAFE. SHE WANTS TO CREATE A MEDICALFACILITY THAT WOULD SPECIALIZEIN DEALING WITH INJURIES DUE TOTYPES OF EXPOSURES.THAT IS A MIDRANGE GOAL WE WANTTO DO.MAKE A RETREAT, HELPING RESCUEWORKERS AND VETERANS DEAL WITHPROBLEMS WITH POSTTRAUMATICSTRESS DISORDER.KELSEY: THEIR MOTORCYCLE JOURNEYTHROUGH 19 STATES COVERING MORETHAN 6,000 MILES WAS ORIGINALLYMEANT TO RAISE AWARENESS ANDFUNDS FOR THEIR CAUSE.BUT FOLLOWING RECENT EVENTSINVOLVING LAW ENFORCEMENT ACROSSTHE COUNTRY, WEST SAYS THE MOSTIMPORTANT THING RIGHT NOW IS TOTELL FIRST RESPONDERS FACE TOFACE THANK YOU>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.>> I APPRECIATE IT.>> WHEN YOU DIAL 911, THERE ISALWAYS GOING TO BE SOMEONETHERE.THEY ARE NOT GOING TO ASK YOUWHAT RELIGION ARE YOU OR HOWOLD.THEY WILL NOT ASK.WE NEED TO LET THEM KNOW THAT WEAPPRECIATE THEM.KELSEY: THEY ARE HEADING TOBILOXI, THEN TO FLORIDA TO VISITFIRST RESPONDERS.

Remember Rally motorcycle tour makes stop at NOFD Headquarters

Two men taking a cross country motorcycle journey – to honor the nation’s military veterans and first responders stopped to visit with firefighters at the New Orleans Fire Department headquarters on Thursday.